Investment bank Morgan Stanley says that a deal to merge US DTH pay-TV operators DirecTV and Dish is unlikely in the near-to-medium term, largely because of regulatory concerns, but that in the longer term. industrial logic and value of a combination will grow, with regulatory obstacles potentially diminishing. In a briefing note, the bank says […]
Panasonic Avionics says it is evaluating six separate offers from satellite fleet operators looking to build a dedicated Ku-band satellite to deliver broadband and entertainment to aircraft passengers travelling over the Asia-Pacific region. Panasonic wants services to start during 2017. Space News cites Panasonic’s Todd Hill, its director of global communications systems, saying that the […]
Kazakh space officials say they are going to wind down Russia’s access to its Baikonur cosmodrome as far as the Proton launch vehicle is concerned. Baikonur is situated well within Kazakhstan’s borders. The plan is to end launches of the Proton satellite-launching rocket system by 2025. Kazcosmos, the state organisation which supervises the vast site, […]
The successful launch of the SES-8 satellite means those broadcasters already using its target 95 degrees East position can soon tap into its extra bandwidth. Mainly this affects Dish TV which already has hundreds of channels, including HDTV services, transmitting from NSS-6 and all using Conax encryption. Other users include AVG which beams channels to […]
The UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has made an arrest of an individual suspected of selling devices that allow pubs to illegally broadcast Premier League football matches on a Saturday afternoon. Detectives from the City of London Police unit arrested a man, 40 at his home in the East Midlands town of Newark, […]
London-based Avanti Communications says it has signed a multi-year contract for its Ka-band capacity from Polish telecoms infrastructure company Grupa Technitel. Financial terms, and the precise amount of bandwidth involved were not revealed. Matthew O’Connor, Avanti’s Chief Operating Officer, commented “Companies operating in the utility sector demand the highest service up time. We are pleased […]
Bulgarian telco Neterra Communications is switching satellites for its DTH ‘white label’ (W4) transmissions. Spacecom’s Amos is the new carrier, and Neterra is switching from Telenor’s 1 degree West orbital neighbourhood to the older Amos-2 satellite which operates from the nearby 4 degree West slot. Amos-2 was launched in 2003 and has an expected 12-years […]
NetCracker Technology announced today that Israeli direct broadcast satellite provider yes has implemented its Billing, Rating, and CRM solutions to improve customer interactions, accelerate speed-to-market for complex service bundles and promotions, and support new forms of content delivery and transactions across a variety of customer devices. “Transforming our end-to-end BSS/OSS capabilities with NetCracker will enable […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat will start meeting with potential lenders on December 4th for its planned borrowing of around €1 billion in financing for its purchase of Mexico’s SatMex satellite operating company. Eutelsat is using its Eutelsat SA holding company to secure the loan and says it has mandated Banca IMI, Crédit Agricole CIB, Mitsubishi […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel is launching its first Triple Play offering of broadband Internet and fixed-line telephony services bundled with its television product. The initiative follows approval by Foxtel’s shareholders Telstra and News Australia, and the execution of a wholesale agreement with Telstra. Such a move will also impact on the potential launch of Netflix […]